Karakul Lake

Gorno-Badakhshan · Tajikistan

Karakul Lake, Tajikistan
Photo: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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June-September
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A vast saline lake filling an ancient meteorite crater on the high Pamir plateau above 3,900 metres. Ringed by barren peaks, its deep blue surface freezes for much of the year.

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